Coin-delivery apparatus.



E. J. BRANDT.

COIN DELIVERY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED M 30. 1914.

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COIN-DELIVERY AP]? Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Nov, 16, 1915.

Application filed Ianuary SG, 1914. Serial Ito. 815,549.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDWARD J. BRANDT, citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of "Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Delivery Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in coin delivery apparatus of the character quite commonly known in the art as the Brandt type of automatic cashier, and illustrated in a number of prior patents to myself, among which may be mentioned Patents. Nos. 542328, July 9, 1895, 923013, May 25, 1909, and 1068307, July 22, 1913.

In machines of this character, it has been the custom to provide a series of vertically reciprocatory actuating plates in connection with suitably guided spring controlled pusher rods accessible outside of the casing, and the said plates having a foot or feet to engage one or more of a series of rocker arms or bars operatively associated with the coin ejecting mechanism for the coin tubes.

There being a rocker bar for each coin tube, it was found that because of the construction, arrangement and incident space taken up by the rocker bars, it was necessary to extend the length of the machine and casing considerably beyond that .which was required to accommodate the series of pusher bars and keys.

Aside from the fact that the unnecessaryenlargement of the casing and other parts was expensive, and had its disadvantages when economy of space was a factor, other objections manifested themselves, notably that because of the great length of the leverage between the lower end of the pusher bars and the feet of the actuating plates, the feet being offset aconsiderable distance in many instances, to engage end rockers, there is considerable tendency for the pusher bars to hang or scrape in the bearings provided therefor. Further, the amount of metal consumed in the lengthening of the various actuating plates adds to expense of manufacture.

It is, therefore, the aim and object of the present invention to overcome the above and other objections, and disadvantages, from both a practical and economical standpoint, by the provision of a machine, which Wlll possess very attractive appearance, a reduced cost ofproduction, ellminate friction, and otherwise increase the efficiency, while rendering more compact machines of this character, as heretofore constructed.

Primarily, the invention has to deal with a novel construction and arrangement of rockers and actuating plates therefor, and morepartrcularly this feature of the inventlon lncludes a series of nested rockers, the same being of a character to occupy as little space as possible, and having associated therewith actuating plates the length of which is considerably reduced as compared with prior similar constructions.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of parts will be more fully appreciated from the de scription to follow, which should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration, a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine showing the parts of my invention, as heretofore constructed, and illustrated herein more particularly for the purpose of comparison with Fig. 2, which is a side elevation of my improved machine and disclosing the relative size of the two machines involving substantially the same number of actuating parts and coin tubes; Fig. 3 is a plan View of the nested rockers; Fig. 4 is a perspective View of one of the rocker bars.

With more particular reference to the drawings, like reference numerals refer to corresponding partsthroughbut the several views, in which 1 is a suitable casing of any desired construction having sides 2, and top 3. Positioned upon the casing in any convenient manner, as customary in this type of machine, are suitable coin tubes, not necessary to illustrate herein. Projecting through. the top of the casing are a series of pusher bars or rods 4C terminating at their upper ends in pusher buttons or keys 5, suitably indexed to indicate the number of coins, as well as the size of the coins thatwill be delivered from the coin tubes incident to pressure on the button. The rods 4. are suitably held in elevated position in any desired manner, as by spiral springs 6 engaging at one end a stationary projection 7, and at their opposite ends shoulders 8 formed by a reduced point of the rod 4.

Secured in any desired manner to the lower ends of'the pusher bars i are actuating plates 9 one secured to each bar, the said plates being arranged edgewise and having elongated extensions 10, at the lower ends thereof, the said extensions having one or more downwardly projecting feet 11, according to the desired number of rocker bars intended to be actuated by a single pusher bar. The rocker bars preferably extend from side to side of the machine, and are substan tially U-shaped. The elongated parts 12 of a said bars connect with the side arms 13, which latter, in turn connect with relatively short flanges 14, having pintles 15 adapted to loosely engage in openings in the sides 2 of the casing.

The openings for the reception of the pintles of the rocker bars are preferably arranged in horizontal alinement, and closely associated. The flanges 14 preferably pro ject parallel with the sides whereas the side arms 13 extend at an incline, with the result that when the bars are positioned on the casing, they will havea nested formation, the succeeding side arms 13 overlapping one another, and a foremost bar 12 being positioned rearwardly of the pivotal connection of the next succeeding bar of the series, and so on throughout the series.

The elongated portions 12 of the rocker bars have projecting downwardly there-from, at a slight incline, suitable arms 16, the respective arms being spaced laterally from one another and adapted for pivotal connection in any suitable manner with elongated, longitudinally reciprocating, actuating arms 17 having associated coin ejecting means of any of the approved types in machines of this character.

The rocker arms are conveniently held in upper position, and the elongated arms 17 in retracted position, in any desired manner,

as by spiral springs 18 secured at their upper ends to a part of the casing and at their lower ends to the said bars, as at 19.

The operation of the machine is well understood. When it is desired to eject one or more coins, the particular key 5 is selected, and pushed downwardly against the action of the spring 6, the bar t exerting downward pressure on the plate 9 and its connected feet 11, thereby imparting rocking movement to the particular bars 12, in engagement with said feet. The downward-rocking movement of the bars 12 imparts forward sliding movement to the pivotally connected arms 17 which through the associated ejecting means, disengages one or more coins, as the case may be, from the particular tubes associated with the moving arms 17. When the key 5 is relieved of pressure, the springs 18 return the rocker duced, the longitudinally extending parts 10 of the actuating plates are considerably shortened, and this affectsat least fifty per cent. (50%) of the plates, with the incident saving in material and costof manufacture, while at the same time, the machine is more positive and efiicient, and is devoid of friction, which is sometimes manifest in prior machines where the extension 10 must be of considerable length to operate those rocker bars adjacent the front and back of the machine.

The invention is, therefore, of considerable importance in the art since a machine of greater coin capacity may be constructed with. the nested rocker, the machine as a whole being more compact and therefore advantage is taken both as to the saving of material and valuable space which these machines usually occupy.

I claim 1.111 a machine of the character described, oppositely disposed side supports having a series of openings therein, rocker bars projecting between said side supports, said rocker bars being substantially U- shaped with the arms thereof inclining relative to said side supports, and terminating in flanges extending substantially parallel with said side supports, and pintles on said flanges loosely positioned in the openings of the side supports, the inclined portions of the arms of one bar projecting beyond the pintles of the next adjacent bar and overlapping a considerable portion of the inclined portions of the arms of the next adjacent bar, and means for actuating said rocker arms. i

2. In a machine of the character described, oppositely disposed side supports having a series of openings therein, rocker bars projecting between said side supports, said rocker bars being substantially U- shaped with the arms thereof flattened and inclining relative to said side supports, and said flattened portions terminating in flat flanges extending substantially parallel with said side supports, and pintles on said flanges loosely positioned in the openings of the side supports, the inclined portions of the arms of one bar projecting beyond the pintles of the next adjacent bar and overlapping a considerable portion of the inclined portions of the arms of the next adjacent bar, and means for actuating said rocker arms.

in testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of Witnesses.

EDWARD J. BRANDT. Witnesses:

E. KEHR, O. C. HAHN, R. J. MCADAMS. 

